The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-08
THE HORSE DRovERs MARRIAGE
Judge Allen Tells a Love Story-An
Interesting Romance.

Judge Allen Tells Love Story-An
Interesting Romance.
Judge Allen, of Hamilton, Ga, has a
mind full Of anecdotes and neyor tires of
telling them. He recalls with clearness
every incident of seeming unimportance
which has transpired during his career He
has heard speeches from the lips of Webster,
Clay and Calhoun. He can almost repeat n
speech he heard delivered by Henry Clay in
a crowded street of Macon, when the orator
predicted the civil war.
He was asked for a story, and as his habit
is, he had sat for moment quietly smoking
his pipe. At length he placed his pipe in his
pocket and said:
well, | will tell you a real love story.
1t all happened twenty years before the war,
when was attending school at the Georgia
University. At that time there existed
among the proud Southerners no greater
prejudice than that against horse drovers
A horse drover was considered little better
than horse thief. / met one day young
man of this class and in spite OF my share
in the common prejudice, was struck with
his easy manner. | saw enough of him to
come to the conclusion that he would grace
anybody's parlor, so one day | asked him if
he would not like to call on a yonng lady
friend of mine. He said he would be glad
to do so. and that afternoon we made call
on Miss Priggins. We found that she had
already two callers, young men of the
town. l introduced my friend, the horse
drover, and you would have been amused to
have seen the countenance of the young
men fall Scarcely half dozen words were
exchanged before Miss Priggins' first callers
made their exit My friend took in the sit
uation at once, but he had the good sense to
not show it.
After awhile he was turning music for
Miss Priggins while she played upon the
piano. When she had finished, he was asked
if he could not play.
81 play sometimes" was his reply.
''Will you not play for us." Miss Prig-
gins then asked.
''He reluctantly consented. He took his
position in front of the instrument and we
were thrilled with music he made. He
touched the keys of the piano with the ease
and grace of a master, and when he had
finished and refused to play falore he had
won the friendship of Miss Priggins, who
was on his departure cordial in her invita-
| ton for him to call again.
| well, he made several pleasant calls dur
ing his stay. He came back the next sea
son and before he left town he and Miss
| Priggins approached the young lady's
father and asked his consent to their mar
| riage.
'"Since you both seem to desire it, will
not oppose your marriage, but if my
daughter make a hard bed she must lie upon
it,
'''It shall be as soft as feathers can make
it, was the young mans pleasant rejoin-
der
THE wedding was set for Sept. 10. Wher
he came for his bride everyone was surprised
at the display he made. He wore an ex
pensive suit and a servant in livery drove
two magnificent iron grays to his fine car
riage. Some one, made bold by curiosity
approached the servant and inquired who
the young man might be-
'''W'y sir, my master is de riches man in
Kentuck', 'xpect, sir. He owns de fines
farm in de country, and pears to me haf o
| Louisville.
Further inquiry elected the information
that the drover was really man of means
who had Travelled extensively and had many
accomplishments. Suffice it to say Miss
Priggins was willing to accept the bed sh'
had made"